Best Officiating Camps/Schools?

[VASaluki]

What, in your opinion, are some of the best camps/schools to attend for an official looking to eventually move up from high school to the collegiate level?

[budjones05]

Depends on your goals, what level you want to reach, and if you wants mens or womens basketball. If you live in Missouri, Gerry Pollard's is the only camp I know that's in the state. If you want to do womens, Midwest ref school in Jacksonville, Illinois is another option. I've been to both and I work NAIA and JUCO ball men.

Just be prepared when you come and you will learn the right way to officiate.

[muxbule]

Ron Zetcher runs one also down at St. Louis University

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by VASaluki

What, in your opinion, are some of the best camps/schools to attend for an official looking to eventually move up from high school to the collegiate level?

Especially when you first start, geography is as important in the NAIA / D-3 / D-2 ranks as it is in HS ball. Your better off going to a "good" camp in your area than a "great" camp across the country.

Ask the officials in your association who also work college ball what they recommend in /near VA.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by VASaluki

What, in your opinion, are some of the best camps/schools to attend for an official looking to eventually move up from high school to the collegiate level?

Where you are located that's easy.

Referee's Choice (Roger Ayers/Mike Eades)--used to be held at VTech but now is in Roanoke. And the D3 Super Camp (Gregg Bennett-ODAC; Wayne Samford-USA South) at the U of Richmond.

Referee's Choice is a teaching camp but folks have been picked up in various conferences based on that camp.

[VASaluki]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Where you are located that's easy.

Referee's Choice (Roger Ayers/Mike Eades)--used to be held at VTech but now is in Roanoke. And the D3 Super Camp (Gregg Bennett-ODAC; Wayne Samford-USA South) at the U of Richmond.

Referee's Choice is a teaching camp but folks have been picked up in various conferences based on that camp.

Thanks! And thanks to all that have responded so far!